Arctostaphylos bakeri is a species of manzanita known by the common name Baker's manzanita. It is endemic to Sonoma County, California, where it grows in the chaparral and woodlands of the North Coast Ranges. It is sometimes a member of the serpentine soils flora.
Description Arctostaphylos bakeri is a shrub growing one to three meters in height. Its smaller twigs are bristly and glandular or hairy to woolly. The dark green leaves are generally oval in shape and up to 3 centimeters long. They may be glandular, rough or fuzzy in texture, and dull or shiny in appearance.
The plentiful inflorescences hold crowded clusters of urn-shaped manzanita flowers. The fruit is a hairless drupe up to a centimeter wide.
Subspecies Two subspecies are accepted: Arctostaphylos bakeri subsp. bakeri Arctostaphylos bakeri subsp. sublaevis – endemic to The Cedars in Sonoma County, CaliforniaRaiche, Roger, and James L. Reveal. A New Variety of Holodiscus dumosus (Rosaceae: Spiraeoideae) from coastal Northwestern California. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, vol. 5, no. 1, 2011, pp. 25–32. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41972473. Accessed 4 June 2026.
See also California chaparral and woodlands Milo Samuel Baker
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External links
Jepson Manual Treatment — Arctostaphylos bakeri Jepson Manual Treatment Baker's Manzanita USDA Plants Profile: Arctostaphylos bakeri Arctostaphylos bakeri — Photo gallery